I was 18 when I first saw this film. I'll admit it.. I was not sure about it because it wasn't in English. I was working at Blockbuster at the time and I had a set number of movies that I could rent for free. My manager knew I had enjoyed Face-Off, which had been released just a few weeks earlier. He recommended that I check out the imported films of Woo. I'm glad I did.
I credit "The Killer" with a lot of things. It introduced me to a new style of cinema, a new genre and it showed me that films could be done as Opera and still be engaging. If you haven't ever checked this movie out, I sincerely recommend it. Not only is it an intense action film, but it's also an amazing human and emotional story.
I'm now a young film maker. And I look back at a number of movies before I begin any project. This movie is always very high on that list.
So - if you still haven't seen it... go out and rent it now. And please, steer clear of the dubbed version. Get the true experience with the subtitles.
I credit "The Killer" with a lot of things. It introduced me to a new style of cinema, a new genre and it showed me that films could be done as Opera and still be engaging. If you haven't ever checked this movie out, I sincerely recommend it. Not only is it an intense action film, but it's also an amazing human and emotional story.
I'm now a young film maker. And I look back at a number of movies before I begin any project. This movie is always very high on that list.
So - if you still haven't seen it... go out and rent it now. And please, steer clear of the dubbed version. Get the true experience with the subtitles.